"[This] young adult adaptation details the science behind key inventions, clarifying how electricity, large-scale farming, and automobiles have both helped and harmed our world. [The author] explains the . . . consequences of unchecked global warming, from superstorms to rising sea levels, resulting from the . . . amounts of greenhouse gases being released into our atmosphere. The links between human consumption habits and our endangered existence are very real, with consequences leading to a crossroads of survival and extinction. Still, [the author] maintains that our . . . science-based knowledge can help us counter this dilemma. The . . . information provided in [this book] will help readers understand the path . . . [to] make informed choices"--Provided by publisher.